Stretch Dates: Liberty Head Quarter Eagles
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50 US Gold Issues With the "Wow" Factor
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The following 50 US gold coins have what I regard as a strong “Wow Factor.” For each coin on this list, I’ve given a quick summation of why I feel it belongs on this list.
Read MoreThe Concept of the "Stretch Date"
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Unless you are a very savvy collector, it is likely that many of the preconceptions you have about building your set(s) of choice are wrong. One of the most egregious mistakes that I see set collectors make has to do with the decision of what grade to purchase a specific date.
Read MoreBranding Your Collection
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What can a collector do to brand his collection and what impact does branding have on a collection? I’d like to share a few insights. But first, I’d like to discuss the concept of branding and how it applies to coin collecting.
Read MoreWhy No Motto Philadelphia Half Eagles May be the Best Value in Today's Dated Gold Market
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I have written these words before but I still feel that the No Motto Philadelphia half eagle date run, issued from 1840 through 1865, contains a number of under-appreciated issues. These issues clearly don’t include the 1862-1865 which are now in strong demand due to their Civil War issuance, but which do include nearly all the dates made between 1840 and 1861.
Read MoreHow Rare are Non-Shipwreck Gem Type One Double Eagles?
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In the recent Stacks Bowers 2016 ANA Sale, I was fortunate to purchase an amazing 1860 double eagle, graded MS65 by PCGS, which was part of the Bull Run Collection and earlier was sold as Lot 900 in the famous October 1982 Eliasberg Collection auction.
After I bought this coin, I told another dealer that the Eliasberg 1860 “was the finest non-shipwreck Type One double eagle I had ever owned.” This got me to thinking: just how rare are non-shipwreck MS65 and finer double eagles of this type?
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The Final Link to Completing a Charlotte Gold Collection
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Can you guess which coin took me over two years of searching to find and which I finally found to complete the Revere Collection of Charlotte gold? Hint: it isn’t what you think it is.
Read More10 Rare Date Gold Coins with Surprisingly Low/High CAC Populations
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To me, CAC populations help to quantify quality. By this, I mean that if 8 examples of a specific date of Liberty Head half eagle have been approved by CAC, we can assume that there are at least 8 above-average examples of this date with some degree of originality and eye appeal. A figure of “8” at PCGS is not as quantifiable when it comes to quality.
Read MoreSix Liberty Head Gold Issues Which Have Been "Ruined" by the Grading Services
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The powers that be at PCGS and NGC have never sat down and said “let’s deliberately ruin such and such issue by misattributing them or miscalculating them.” Unfortunately, this is exactly what they have done on a number of important U.S. gold coins. I have selected six. There are more, but these examples are egregious enough to merit discussion.
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